Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 950, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051559 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 655 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 655 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060723 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 1020 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061219 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. A 1030 MB AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061300 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. A 1030 MB AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070045 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. A 1030 MB AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1212 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE CURRENT ALEUTIAN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SOME DIFFERENCES IN CENTRAL PRESSURE AND DEGREE OF ELONGATION...BUT OVERALL PICTURE IS THE SAME. THEY ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SECOND SYSTEM THAT MOVES JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER TROPO THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WELL ENTRENCHED WITH JET DIRECTLY OVER THE AK PEN. SOME WEAKENING OF THE JET SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT REINTENSIFIES SUNDAY MORNING AS SECOND LOW MOVES NORTHWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN WITH WINDY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER A CONSIDERABLE PART OF SOUTHWEST ZONES. LOOKS AS IF PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE GREATER EASTERN BERING REGIONS WEAKENS SAT MIDDAY. SOME STRONG SE WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT BUT BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. LOOKS AS IF SECOND SYSTEM IS NEARLY A REPEAT OF THE FIRST. VERY STRONG WINDS IMPACT EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN LATE SAT NIGHT. BASED ON GFS WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVER AK PEN SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH AMPLITUDE GULF RIDGE MORPHS INTO A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE KENAI PEN THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A SERIES OF WEAKER LOWS MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. MOST OF THE MAINLAND ZONES WILL BE DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HWW 195 161 181 185 BLIZZ 191 155 MARINE...STRMS AND GALES WEST OF 150W FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:17 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 2:53 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr |
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